A Year Later, The Smithsonian’s African American History And Culture Museum Faces A Different World

Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture Lonnie G. Bunch III welcomes the audience to a screening of the film “Hidden Figures” at the museum.
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Last October, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors, the result of decades of planning. Since then, nearly three million tourists and locals who have been lucky enough to snag the notoriously hard-to-come-by tickets have visited. Local and national conversations around race and politics have also evolved dramatically since the museum’s opening. As 2017 comes to a close, the museum’s founding director joins Kojo to discuss the museum’s first year and its shifting role in local D.C.

Guests

Lonnie Bunch
Founding Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture